I wonder if the Clumsy-Game player excuse could have worked for Peter Fonda in Fail-Safe
Rot13 for spoilers: Va gur zbivr Nzrevpn qrgrpgf jung gurl guvax vf n Fbivrg nggnpx naq qrcybl gurve obzoref. Gurl gura yrnea gur guerng vf snyfr naq erpnyy gurve obzoref. Ohg fbzrguvat tbrf jebat jvgu gur pbzzhavpngvba naq gurl pna’g ernpu bar bs gurve obzoref. Gur obzore pbagvahrf, znxrf vg guebhtu Fbivrg qrsrafrf naq ahxrf Zbfpbj. Gur Cerfvqrag (Crgre Sbaqn) trgf ba gur cubar gb gur Cerzvre naq ceriragf n Ehffvna pbhagre-nggnpx ol nterrvat gb ahxr Arj Lbex Pvgl.
Fb guvf vf gur pnfr bs na npghny fyvc bs gur svatre, cerfhznoyl vg vf zber pbaivapvat gung gur cynlre’f fyvc va gur fgbel. Qvq Sbaqn fperj hc ol abg gelvat vafvfgvat ba guvf rkphfr? Fubhyq gur Fbivrgf unir npprcgrq vs ur unq bssrerq vg?
Rot 13: Gur vagebqhpgvba bs gur qbbzfqnl znpuvar va Fgenatrybir punatrf gur tnzr-gurbergvp qlanzvpf. Gur HFFE unf cer-pbzzvggrq vgfrys gb qrfgeblvat gur jbeyq fubhyq vg or uvg va n ahpyrne nggnpx (ohg bs pbhefr gurl snvyrq gb pbzzhavpngr gung snpg gb gur Nzrevpnaf!). Bapr jr yrnea bs gung gurer vfa’g zhpu zber gb or qvfphffrq.
Gurl ner rkgerzryl fvzvyne zbivrf gubhtu. Gur nhgube bs Erq Nyreg juvpu Fgenatrybir vf onfrq ba fhrq gur nhgube bs Snvy-fnsr sbe cyntvnevfz. V guvax V yvxr Snvy-fnsr orggre gubhtu gur “zvarfunsg tnc” vf bar bs gur shaavrfg guvatf va gur uvfgbel bs pvarzn.
I wonder if the Clumsy-Game player excuse could have worked for Peter Fonda in Fail-Safe
Rot13 for spoilers: Va gur zbivr Nzrevpn qrgrpgf jung gurl guvax vf n Fbivrg nggnpx naq qrcybl gurve obzoref. Gurl gura yrnea gur guerng vf snyfr naq erpnyy gurve obzoref. Ohg fbzrguvat tbrf jebat jvgu gur pbzzhavpngvba naq gurl pna’g ernpu bar bs gurve obzoref. Gur obzore pbagvahrf, znxrf vg guebhtu Fbivrg qrsrafrf naq ahxrf Zbfpbj. Gur Cerfvqrag (Crgre Sbaqn) trgf ba gur cubar gb gur Cerzvre naq ceriragf n Ehffvna pbhagre-nggnpx ol nterrvat gb ahxr Arj Lbex Pvgl.
Fb guvf vf gur pnfr bs na npghny fyvc bs gur svatre, cerfhznoyl vg vf zber pbaivapvat gung gur cynlre’f fyvc va gur fgbel. Qvq Sbaqn fperj hc ol abg gelvat vafvfgvat ba guvf rkphfr? Fubhyq gur Fbivrgf unir npprcgrq vs ur unq bssrerq vg?
Or for Peter Sellers (in his capacity as President) in Dr. Strangelove, which appears to be rknpgyl gur fnzr zbivr.
Rot 13: Gur vagebqhpgvba bs gur qbbzfqnl znpuvar va Fgenatrybir punatrf gur tnzr-gurbergvp qlanzvpf. Gur HFFE unf cer-pbzzvggrq vgfrys gb qrfgeblvat gur jbeyq fubhyq vg or uvg va n ahpyrne nggnpx (ohg bs pbhefr gurl snvyrq gb pbzzhavpngr gung snpg gb gur Nzrevpnaf!). Bapr jr yrnea bs gung gurer vfa’g zhpu zber gb or qvfphffrq.
Gurl ner rkgerzryl fvzvyne zbivrf gubhtu. Gur nhgube bs Erq Nyreg juvpu Fgenatrybir vf onfrq ba fhrq gur nhgube bs Snvy-fnsr sbe cyntvnevfz. V guvax V yvxr Snvy-fnsr orggre gubhtu gur “zvarfunsg tnc” vf bar bs gur shaavrfg guvatf va gur uvfgbel bs pvarzn.
Ah yes, I had forgotten about that little detail.